Fishing-rod holder.



R. C. & G. PISGATOR. FISHING ROD HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. a, 1910.

Patented Dec.6,1910

INV TORS We ATTORNEY WITNESSES:

ROBERT c. PIs'cATo'R AND CHARLES 'rIscA'r'oR, or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

Application filed March 3, 1910. Serial No. 547,097.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROBERT C. PIscAroR and CHARLES PISCATOR, citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing-Rod Holders, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to fishing-rod holders and the object of our improvement is to provide a device which can be quickly and easily attached to and removed from the gunwale or seat of a boat, a log, a tree or other convenient object and,to maintain the fishing' 'rod at any desired angle. We attain these objects by means of the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- 1 F1gure 1 is a side elevation showingthe device secured to a log; Fig. 2 is an elevation looking in the direction of the arrow A in Fig. 1, and showing the device secured to the side of a boat or other like object;-

Fig. 3 is a view showing the radiating toothed disks; and, Fig. 4 is an elevation showing the device secured to other -object oflike thickness.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

The screw 5 is provided with the perforated disk 6' having the radiating teeth 7, and the perforated disk 8 having the radiating teeth 9. The cross bar 10 is secured to said screw 5 to engage any object which the a boat seat or device may be clamped to, to prevent its being twisted. The clamp member 11 is provided at one end with a disk 12 having the radiating teeth 13 to correspond andmesh with said radiating teeth 7, and on the other end a point 14 and a boss 15. Said point 14 is provided to engage a log (Fig. 1)

or the like to prevent the device from being turned. --Said boss 15 is threaded to receive the screw "16, which screw is provided with thumb-head 16 on one end, and the foot piece 17 is secured to the other end by means of a ball and socket joint. The perforated disk 12 of said clamp member is removably secured to said disk 6 of the screw 5 by means of the thumb-screw 18.

The slitted cylindrical clamp 19 is pro-' vided with the integral car 20 having'the radiating teeth 21 which correspond and mesh with the radiating teeth 9. Said car 20 is removably secured to said disk 8 by means of the thumb-screw 22. Said cylindrical clamp is also provided with the cars 23 and 24and adjusted by means of the thumb-screw 25 to secure a fishing-pole 26 therein. Said cylindrical clamp may be made in two parts, hinged together at a point near the car 20, to accommodate small poles without departing from our invention.

The operation of our invention is as fol-' lows :To secure it to a tree, log or other large object, (Fig. 1) loosen the thumbscrew 18 and'raise the clamp member out of the way and insert the screw into the desired object by using the slitted cylindrical clamp as a handle, when a suflicient depth is reached, lower the clam member until the point 14 engages the 0b ect and tighten said set screw 18. The point 14 being in, engagement with the object prevents the device from being turned by the flowing water pulling on the line or from any cause. Insert the butt of a fishing-rod in the slitted cylindrical clamp and tighten the thumbscrew 25 to secure the rod in said clamp. Loosen the thumb-screw 22 and raise the fishing-rod to the desired angle and tighten said thumb-screw 22.

When itis desired to remove'the device, loosen the thumb-screw 25 and remove the fishing-rod from the slitted cylindrical clam loosen the thumb-screw 18 and raise the c amp member to free the points 14 and unscrew the screw 5 from the object.

To secure the device to the side or seat of a boat or an object of similar thickness, (Figs. 2 and 4) loosen the thumb-screw 18 as before, and place the screw 5 at one side of said object with the cross bar 10 in contact with the object to form a brace to prevent the device from twisting or becommg loose, and bring the point 14 of the clamp member 11 to contact with said object and tap lightly to insure a good engagement, then tighten said thumb-screw 18.

The fishing-rod is secured in the slitted cylindrical clamp asbefore stated. To remove the device, remove fishing-rod as before, and loosen thumb-screw 18 and the device is free.

A stake may be driven in the earth and the screw 5 inserted in its upper end, when there is no other object handy.

The device is quickly and. easily attached and removed and can be carried in the pocket if desired.

cure by Letters-Pateng is' I A rod holder comprisin a screw member rovided with two per orated radiating toot ed disks, a curved clampinguarmhaw ing a perforated radiating toothed disk on one of its ends adjustably secured to one of the perforated radiating toothed disks of said screw member and gradually tapered through its length to a point at its other end, a threaded ear formed on the side of said curved clamping member at a oint near its ointed end, a thumb screw titted in said t readed ear, a swiveled'clamping prov-id'ed 'with a havin'g teeth radlating from said perforahead secured-to said thumb screw by means of a ball-joint, a cross bar screw member at the top of its threaded portion, and aj slitted cylindrical rod clamp rforated supporting ear tion adjustably secured to the other of the perforatedradiating toothed disks of said screw member.

secured to said.

In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT o. PISCATOR. CHARLES PISOATOR,

Witnesses:

FRANCIS M. SPRINGER, EARL CoLsoN. 

